Week 40 - WTA250 - Monastir, Tunisia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 40 - WTA250 - Monastir, Tunisia Hard

PaulM · Tennis legend

Lamens is the highest unseeded player in a field with 3 byes.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Heather took the first set 6-3

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) (5) 142 def LAMENS, Suzan (NED) 191 6-3 7-5

Q2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) (5) 142 (CH=38 2015) v STEFANINI, Lucrezia (ITA) 158 (CH=149 2022)

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 1st of October 2022 12:05:00 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

A few shaky moments serving out both sets but got there. Well done.

jb288 · Satellite level

Stefanini has won two 60ks in recent weeks, so could prove tough.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 96 (CH=84 2022) v PARRIZAS DIAZ, Nuria (ESP) 76 (CH=45 2022)
They met in 2014 with Harriet winning 2 & 1 and in 2022 with Nuria winning 2 & 4

-- Edited by Peter too on Tuesday 4th of October 2022 01:20:57 PM

GAMEOVER · Pro player

Peter too wrote:
Q1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) (5) 142 def LAMENS, Suzan (NED) 191 6-3 7-5
Q2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) (5) 142 (CH=38 2015) v STEFANINI, Lucrezia (ITA) 158 (CH=149 2022)

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 1st of October 2022 12:05:00 PM

Heather lost the first set 6-1

DF · Tennis legend

Heather lost 1-6 3-6

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles

L16:-Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Olivia Tjandramulia CR237 (114+123) v Emily Appleton (GBR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) CR407 (202+205)

L16:- Alena Fomina-Klotz (RUS) / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) CR284 (136+148) v Harriet Dart (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) CR237 (108+129)

jb288 · Satellite level

DF wrote:
Heather lost 1-6 3-6

A shame - but she should be seeded in the upcoming 60ks here and in Glasgow, so hopefully she can make an impact. A couple of semi finals would put her around 125 presently. The gap up to 100 is quite steep at the minute - even winning both would leave her around 110.

PaulM · Tennis legend

So much better than last week for Em App and Quinn. It's part surface, part less nerves, part their opponents not being very good. Still work to do to get this done.

6-2 *3-0

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 3rd of October 2022 07:52:03 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

The hotel entertainment seems rather pleasant. It's blaring across the resort, but seems a couple of dozen have came to sit on centre for some late night doubles rather than sit at the pool bar.

Lose a break but steady the ship next time.

4-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Break again and serve it out to win 6-2 6-2!

What an achievement, Emily played so well. So much more confident and assured, really solid. A big milestone and very pleased for her.

the addict · Tennis legend

Excellent win, good to see them stepping up to 250's. A couple of days off now as tomorrow is all singles, and their next opponents aren't known yet.